[…] the purpose of art is not about putting people down and making them feel small and uneducated, that is the machiavellian hand of the state as it tries to quell thought, cancel dissent and avoid the kind of introspection that could lead to people gaining an understanding of their own thoughts and feelings. Art is about self-expression and learning to work things out for ourselves.
Read MoreDown in the gloomy half light at the rear of the basement hangs a massive stylised bat constructed in stainless steel. Its hinged wings give the impression that it could take flight at any moment. It is a work that feels light despite its size.
Read MoreFor BasementArtsProject, Borkowsky proposed the re-creation of two artist’s studios; one of whom he had met before but did not know well, and the other whom he had never met at all, but both of whom he has exhibited alongside in other circumstances.
Read MoreIn January 2016 artist Ian Pepper began a project, commissioned by BasementArtsProject and supported by Leeds Inspired, to realise an exhibition that had at its core life in South Leeds.
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